In not too dry forests, at the bottom of a valley or on a shaded slope under the trees, you can find those little white flowers very early in the year among the Yvy leaves.
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They look like wild strawberry flowers but they bear no fruit, as indicates their name: Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis).
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Also the leaves look like strawberry leaves. Maybe a bit smaller and with some silken hairs.
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Even if you don't make strawberries, isn't it enough to have nice flowers?